Carryall



A. BQ GELLMAN CARRYALL Mar-ch 4, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 1,1956 A. B. GELLMAN 2,825,345

CARRYALL 3 sheets-shew: 2

March 4, 195s Filed March 1, 1956 March 4, 1958 A, B, GELLMAN I2,825,345

CARRYALL 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 1. 1956 'Y y La7/Km ffffma w@Wr/vlc lUnited States Patent C CARRYALL Allen B. Gellmau, Glencoe, Ill.

Application March 1, 1956, Serial No. 568,739

12 cxaims. (ci. 132-79) This invention relates to a cosmetic carryingdevice and in particular to a new and improved carryall type of cosmeticcontainer.

For purposes such as evening use, women have found highly desirable theuse of a modified form of compact wherein additional cosmetics and spacefor items such as hairpins, loose change, and similar miscellany areprovided. Various forms of such cosmetic containers are known in theart, being generally designated carryalL The carryalls now known in theart, however, have several disadvantages including difficulty ofmanufacture, with attendant undesirable high cost.

The principal feature of this invention is the provision of a new andimproved carryall having simplified construction. Y

Another feature of the invention is that the carryall is provided with alipstick container which is removably insertable through an opening inthe carryall case, while allowing the cover of the case to remainclosed.

A further feature is that the lipstick container is arranged tocooperate with suitable cover latching means to release, when desired,the cover from the closed position.

Still another feature is the provision of a carryall, wherein thelatching means comprises a mechanism receivable in the carryall case andaligned automatically with a cooperating latch device carried on thecarryall cover by means of the cosmetic holding means.

Yet another feature is that the latch mechanism is provided at one endwith a securing means arranged to be locked between the powder holderand the carryall case, and with means for permitting another portionthereof to be yieldably positionable relative to the cover latchingdevice.

Other features and advantages of this invention will be apparent fromthe following description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings wherein:

Figure l is an exploded isometric view of a carryall embodying theinvention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof with the cover in an open position;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view thereof with the cover in a closedposition;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional View thereof taken approximately alongthe line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a sectional view thereof taken approximately along the line5 5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is an enlarged elevational View thereof with portions brokenaway; Y

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view thereof showing thelatching means in cover-closed position;

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view thereof, similar toFigure 7, but with the latching means in cover-openY relationship; and

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken approximately along theline 9-9 of Figure 6i In the exemplary embodiment of the inventionas'cis'-"f--:fY

farice closed in the drawings, a cosmetic container of the carryall typeis shown to comprise a hollow case 10 having a hingedly connected cover11. Receivably within the carryall is cosmetic holding or compartmentmeans v12 arranged to hold particular cosmetics such as powder or rougeand other small objects such as hairpins and coins. Also carried withincase 10 is a cosmetic retaining member comprising a lipstick well 13which is arranged to extend in alignment with an opening 10a providedincase 10. Means for retaining the well in this position are provided inthe form of a yieldable member 14. A lipstick container 15 is adapted toextend through opening 10a and to be removably carried within well 13,with a manual grasping portion 15a extending exteriorly of the case.Cover 11 is provided with a cooperating latching means 16 arranged tosecure the cover releasably in the closed position. The releasing of thelatchinU means engagement is effected by manually moving the lipstickcontainer 15 so as to force member 14 and latching means 17 carriedthereon inwardly.

Thus, in my carryall is provided a lipstick container readily removablewith the cover in the closed position and with the lipstick containeralso acting as the means for effecting unlatching of the cover whendesired. The general structure of the carryall having been described, amore specific description of the elements thereof will now be provided.

Case 10 is provided with a bottom 1Gb having an upstanding yside wall19C extending peripherally completely around the bottom to form anopen-topped container'. I have shown case if) as rectangular, althoughit shoui be understood that any other desirable and suitable con-vfiguration may be used. Hinge means 1S are provided for pivotallysecuring cover l1 to the Vupper end of one portion of sidewall 16C.Hinge means 18 may be of any suitable type being illustratively shown ascomprising ak plurality of spaced, tubular portions 18a on sidewall 10c,a plurality of complementarily spaced, tubular portions 18h on cover 1land pintle 13C extendim3 longitudinally throughreach of said tubularportions. The upper end of sidewall 16C is provided with a laterallyinwardly extending ilange tld which extends over the entire peripheryofthe upper end, except adjacent hinge means i8. Cover 11 comprises aflat plate 11a arranged to extend transversely across the entire opentop of case 10 and is provided with a depending peripheral ange 11barranged to have abutment with sidewall flange whenV thecover Vis in theclosed position. To effect improved sealing between cover 11 and caseit), an upstanding marginal rim 10c 0n sidewall flange 10d is provided.This rim abuts the lateral inner surface of cover flange 11b when thecoverV is in the closed position and thus acts as a movable sealinggasket. lf desired, a mirror lic may be secured.

12d to container 12b, and this cover and container to- The axes 'ofVpivoting of means l2]c and 12g are parallel thus allowing gether to an,opposite edge of plate 12e.

parallel positioning of eachof the containers relativeV to each other.

A laterallyl outwardly 'ex-tending rim 12h extends periph- A erallyaround the upper edge of container 12a,fanfd similar rim l2 extendsaround the upper edge of-l cori"- miner; 17217,Y rimsl 12hY Aand AV121':lcangnas asume :s In:

- the containers'fby plate 12e isisuchzas toalignjthe rims 1271 .and121i'writh rirn 10e 'of easel-1G.' 'lhusfwhen the containers areforcibly 'urgedinto caser10, as'seen in -V Figure 2,.'rims 12h anclt12zrsnap Vpast and underliercas'e irnflirto -lock the containersV in thecase; Y The dimen-A sion of the containers parallel tothefpivotal axesis made comparable to the corresponding dimension of case 19 Vso thatthey will be locked positionally in this direction alsowith a relativelynarrow space 19sresulting between the-containers andthe case side wall cat the opposite ends lof the container by virtue ofY theextension ofrims 12h :and 121 into yabutment with thek side wall. s

Y Compartment Vmeans 12 is positioned Yin case 1()v so` Y that, theVspace 12j between containers 112 land 12b `is' aligned with opening 16mLipstick well 13'extends longi-v tudinally through 'this spacerandcomprises-a Vtubular Y' 'l member having an open endr-1`3cz and a'Vclosed `end 13b. YEnd 13a is Vilaredradially outwardly Vso that theexternal diameter thereof is VslightlyV greater than the diameter `of7^opening 10a vpreventing movement of well'13 outwardly vthrough theopening/An .annular groove 137C is pro-V vided inthe ared end 13a.V

Yieldable member 14'comprises a latch elementY mid- Y portion 14ahavingaY central hole of adiangetenfslightly i smaller than the externaldiameter of the ared'well end member 14 ris further provided with a pairofbppositely Y e'xte'ndingar'rns 14b and 14CV having'at their'outer endssecuring plates 14d and 14e, respectively. Intermediate the securingplates and mid-portion 14a, the arms are proproxmate theA spacingbetween the containers and side walllc so thatY the arms areV heldagainst lateral 'movef ment across'spacer19. The height ofv platesV14d'and"14e Y j Vis madefco'rnparable to the spacing Vof container rimsv12h i s, and 12z1fromsthe bottom of the containersV so Ythat vwhenVmeniberl14V Yis inserted into case 10,7a's seenfin'fFigures f4' 1andY6,-it ish'eld against movement transversely between tainer into Case 10end prevent 0verstresingsoyielslable 1 member14; t. Y 4

The'assembly and'disassembly of my v'compact'rissex- Yieldable member14VV isslid over? theV The spacing of rims 12h and 121' from tremelyjsimple. inner end Vof lipstick well 1'?,V until it snapsintortgroove13C. tioned in case 10 with well openend 13a adjacent and the 1 well ingeneral alignment 'with'openinglm asbestseen V3() Y 13a adjacent groove13cfso thatmember 14` .maybe'seV f Y Y cured to the open end of thelipstick well 13A by snapping 'itl into the groove. VVLatch means 17"iscarried on' theY i j upperV edgej ofv the V:Vlatchi portion 14a' forcooperation Yvit'hllatching means V16 `oncover'll.VV In theei'nbocl'u'nent-Y being described,.latching'means 16 and 1'1 comprisein- Y Vt'elocking projections although other suitablemeans suchy Ya'srpin'means .may be used. To retain Vwellend :13a

against caseside wall 10c in alignment with opening 10a,V

Y vided Vwith bosse`s14f and 14g, respectively. The height Y. Y'

' Vof thebosses Yand Vthe thickness ofthe arm additively ap- V45thecontainer rims andthe case bottom 10b.f VVA painofj' 'inwardlyprojecting earsVV 14h and 14i extendfrom latch Vportion'V 14a to abutthe inner walls of the containers 12a and 12b V'andzposition member 1'4in alignmennwith Vopen-V i'ngla, Y n y 'i fcont'ainer, by virtue of;`'abutment between` shoulder-15bA 1d VYcapend 13a, moves Vwe1l13inwardly carrying/*with 'd-pfortnnS 14a soiV as toV di'sengageYlatchingrmeans Y-17 in Figure 4: Compartmentrmeans V12fis snapped'intoplace in case'l() by pressing .rims` 12h Vand Y121-Y olcon-sY tainers12a and 12b, respectively, under the case'rim 10c;l

`The pivotal connection to plate 172e allows the containers to be Vurgedindividually into place'. Ears 14h and 14i on the yieldablemember14slidably'abut the containers e as they are inserted and position theyieldable memberV 14 in accurate alignment Withfthe'opening 10a. VWhencompartment means 12 is `fully inserted and Vlocked in Vcase k10, asbest seen in Figure 6, securingfplatesV lldpandV 14eY of yieldablememberV 1j4;are` locked inplace i/ns'pace..

Y19 between'means 12 and caseside-wall 10c."'Lipstickv Whenever the vuse.of the lpstickfaloneris ndesiregL, ctm-` tainer 15 may bey Withdrawnfrom; casev10'by the grasp.-VV Y ing of portion V15a andmoving ofthefcontainer longi- VVtudinally outwardly from 'wel113. withouteffecting-the positioning of latching means 17.' When it is desired ,toy Y Y open the'cornpact, lipstick ieontainer 15 is urged inwardly,V4 ithrough opening `10a so that YshoulderVV 15b" on container l 1 5abuts'cap end 13a and urges the'caprrand latchinglmeans 14 inwardly.VThis movement of latching' ,'means'1:14Yl eiTects a separation 'thereof`from latchingr.meansplinV Y cover y11, and 'the' cover maybe Ypivoted:togthe `open position, as seen -in Figtl, allowing accessgto lthe'cosik metic retaining, compartment meansp12 lheld in clase-10.1,V WhileIhave lshownanddescribed certain ,embodiments '.YI claim: 'Y i Y L t YV1. A carryallV comprising; La hollow .'caserhaving, an g Y open topwitha cover openably.thereacross;V and.awallg 1 portion :defining-anopening into the ca se;jmeansnrforY latching said c0verin closedposition' across sajdcase s top; .a ,tubular cosmetic-*retaining meansremovably. extendingthrough .said `Vopening Y and into said@ case andhaving g manual grasping meansYprpjectingljegitteriorlyof` s saidrcas'e;and meansA operably associated with saidkcos-f Y metier-retaining meansfor'greleasing thelatchirig;means-v by vmanipulation foflsa.idfi-grasping: means: innemanner* and allowing the removal `offthecosmetic retainingmans;

' s Lipstick container 15 maybe Yofthe'conventional tubu.

lar construction, having an external diameritencomparableV VYtotheinternaL-dia'meter of well v13 VVwhereby itv may Ibe Yinsertedlthrough'gopening 10a andgfrictionally held-in ,well-1.3i -Graspingportionf 15a is diametricallyenlarged n* 'f Vtotforrnfassrhoulder 15bwhich.Yis'diametricallyV smaller than'ope'ningfla, 'but la'r'gei-thanVthe internal' diameter;r

Thus, .When .container `15 is fully "in-f without release v`of`V thelatchingmeans Y*by'manipulationl Y of said graspingrrmeans in asecond;marmer.t,,e'V f Y 22. AY ,carryall' comprisinggfa hollow/* caseVhavin r:an s y VopcnrtopV with a cover openably-thereacrossggandawallV Yf pbrtin'ideningan opennginto'thefcase;meansfrleas ably latchingfsaidcover'in closed jpositionfipncrossr` ardf'f Lease.` top;rcosmeticiretaining means Iainedpin. saidf a well in VsaidV caseVvandhavin'gY afhollowiiu communica-'j tion with said opening; andi-atubulartlipstickpco ai i Ysremovablyextendingv'throngh'saidfcpeningandpinto said r hollowandvhaying Ymanualgrasping?means Vjprojecting'Yv ,Y n lexteriorlyof saidcaseg'saidrr. wellbeing operably:asso-1V j j ciatedwithgsaidrlipstickrcontainer to eftectireleasfejof` the rvlatchingmeans"by manipulation lof said v grasping" means in onemanner: andrallowingtherernoval 'offrir Y Y ver latching YmealnstlgY The 'inward.movernent'VldjportionV 14a is eected pivotally'raboutbosses A14)` 4g. aAfif Ycosmetic retining ,meanswithoutf release of: 'the latV s ingvfmeanslrbyY *Y W 4ffsa'degrasping:Ineens sec ncl` manner;

This'assembly, as best seen in'Figure 1,V is then VVposi- Changes, ttherefore, inetherssfcon-g Y e' ing the latching means comprising atubular lipstick container having one end removably extended through thecase, a first shoulder on said container arranged to abut the latchingmeans and effect release thereof, and a second shoulder on the outer endof the container arranged to abut the case and preclude completeinsertion of the container into the case.

4. A carryall comprising: a hollow case having a bottom, and anupstanding sidewall terminating in an open top with a peripheral flangeextending laterally inwardly; a cover pivotally secured to said case toabut said flange in a closed position wherein said cover extends acrosssaid open top, said cover having latch means; a cosmetic containerhaving means for retention thereof in said case comprising a marginremovably snapped under said flange; and a spring latch member having asecuring portion locked between said container and said sidewall andbetween said flange and said bottom, and cooperating latch means thereonhaving releasable engagement with said cover latch means.

5. A carryall comprising: a hollow case having a bottom, and anupstanding sidewall having an opening and terminating in an open topwith a peripheral flange extending laterally inwardly; a cover pivotallysecured to said case to abut said flange in a closed position whereinsaid cover extends across said open top, said cover having latch means;a container having means for retention thereof in said case comprising amargin removably snapped under said flange; a spring latch member havinga securing portion locked between said container and said sidewall andbetween said liange and said bottom, and cooperating latch means thereonhaving releasable engagement with said cover latch means; and means formoving said lastnamed latch means when desired including a member fullyreceived in said case and connected to said spring latch member to beadjacent said sidewall opening, and a member extending removably throughsaid sidewall opening and engaging said last-named member to effectmovement thereof and move thereby the Jatch means on said spring latchmeans.

6. A carryall comprising: a hollow case having a bottom, and anupstanding sidewall terminating in an open top with a peripheral llangeextending laterally inwardly; a cover arranged to abut said ange in aclosed position wherein said cover extends across said open top;compartment means comprising a pair of containers, a connecting platehaving a pair of opposite edges, and means securing one container to theplate at one edge and the other container at the other edge to pivotabout mutually parallel axes, and each of said containers having meanselecting retention thereof in said case comprising a margin removablysnapped under said flange.

7. A carryall comprising: a hollow case having a bottom, an upstandingsidewall having an opening and terminating in an open top with aperipheral flange extending laterally inwardly; a cover pivotallysecured to said case and abutting said llange in a closed positionwherein said cover extends across said open top, said cover having latchmeans; compartment means compris.- ing a pair of containers, aconnecting plate having a pair of opposite edges, and means securing onecontainer to the plate at one edge and the other container at the otheredge to pivot about mutually parallel axes, each of said containersbeing spaced apart by said plate to abut an opposite portion of saidsidewall laterally of said opening, thereby to tix the lateralpositioning of said containers in said case, each of said containersfurther having means retaining said compartment means in said casecomprising a margin removably snapped under said flange; a spring latchmember having a securing portion locked between said container and saidsidewall and between said ange and said bottom, ears projecting inwardlybetween and abutting said containers to position said latch memberlaterally of said opening, and cooperating latch means movably adjacentsaid cover latch means; and means for moving said last-named latch meanswhen desired including a member fully received in said case between saidcontainers and connected to said spring latch member to be adjacent saidsidewall opening, and an element projecting through said opening andremovably, frictionally held in the lastnamed member and arranged totransfer movement thereto tcmove thereby said last-named latch means.

8. The carryall of claim 7 wherein said last-named member comprises alipstick well and said element comprises a lipstick container having ashoulder abutting the well limiting movement of the container into thewell.

9. The carryall of claim 7 wherein said last-named member comprises alipstick well and said element comprises a lipstick container having afirst shoulder abutting the well limiting movement of the container intothe well, and a second shoulder arranged outwardly of said lirstshoulder abutting the sidewall portion defining said opening limitinginsertion of the container into the case.

10. In a carryall having a hollow case and a cover, means for releasablylatching said cover closed, comprising: latch means carried on thecover; cooperating latch means received in the case and having ayieldable bar, a projection on said bar intermediate the ends thereofproviding a pivot point, a securing element at one end of said bariixedly secured relative to the case, and a latch element at the otherend of the bar normally positioned in a latched position for engagementwith the first-named latching means; and means removably passed throughthe case to pivot said other bar end about the projection and move saidlatch element from latched position.

1l. In a carryall having a hollow case and a cover, means for releasablylatching said cover closed, comprising: latch means carried on thecover; cooperating latch means received in the case and having a pair ofoppositely extending yieldable bars, each of said bars having aprojection intermediate the ends thereof providing a pivot pointtherefor, a securing element at one end of each or' said bars xedlysecured relative to the case, and a latch element interconnecting theother end of the bars and normally positioned in a latched position forengagement with the first-named latching means; and means removablypassed through Vthe case to pivot said other bar ends about theprojection and move said latch element from latched position.

12. In a carryall having a hollow case and a cover, means for releasablylatching said cover closed, comprising: latch means carried on thecover; cooperating latch means received in the case and having a pair ofoppositely extending yieldable bars, each of said bars having aprojection providing a pivot point therefor, a securing element at oneend of each of said bars tixedly secured relative to the case, and alatch element interconnecting the other end of the bars and normallypositioned in a latched position for engagement with the first-namedlatching means, said latch element having a hole therethrough; and meansremovably passed through the case and said hole, and having shouldermeans releasably engaging the latch element Vto pivot said other barends and move said latch element from latched position.

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